tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post6557410657838225767..comments2023-10-14T01:40:45.217-07:00Comments on Paradise Lost In Translation: Observations of a OneTime Outsider.Paradise Lost In Translationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-2722787889079469372011-10-11T11:12:06.366-07:002011-10-11T11:12:06.366-07:00Hiya, gotta post a hello here cos i still don'...Hiya, gotta post a hello here cos i still don't know your local co-ordinates! any chance of mailing me at work? - your car loving friend from essex. for other readers and for the record i am not as slim as i used to be so fear i'm adding to your shock levels altho can concur with cost of living changes even tho i've never left!xxcity boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-48804027128919277502011-10-07T23:50:13.269-07:002011-10-07T23:50:13.269-07:00Really interesting view of the uk ....I have long ...Really interesting view of the uk ....I have long been a lidl shopper and live on the oxon Borders ...our lidl in Bicester only just opened and you are right most people here wouldn't step throughout the door !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-68627843194425292512011-09-30T11:58:36.136-07:002011-09-30T11:58:36.136-07:00I've recently been wondering whether I would r...I've recently been wondering whether I would really find in existence the England I imagine when I'm here. <br /><br />I like to think that being in England for long summers means I'm a hybrid creature, equally at ease in both places, but it's a very different thing, being a visitor to being a resident. I'm sure it all feels very different once you're back there for good.<br /><br />The obesity issue is a real shame. It's such a hard trend to reverse - I feel the NHS and government ought to be doing more to tackle it. Just like in the life of an individual, gaining weight is so much easier than losing it, seems like that is true in the life of a nation.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-38157294840788777322011-09-29T04:25:01.412-07:002011-09-29T04:25:01.412-07:00Interesting reading your take on repatriation! Bot...Interesting reading your take on repatriation! Both the things you observed and the adjustment you're facing. Those do all sound like start up costs, and if so, then at least you won't have to supply teach for long!Michelloui | The American Residenthttp://www.theamericanresident.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-67245599691138087912011-09-28T09:38:00.239-07:002011-09-28T09:38:00.239-07:00I'm not convinced that the US is that much che...I'm not convinced that the US is that much cheaper than the UK but I do find myself in Tesco saying "How much" in the vegetable aisle!!!<br />And I love the diversity of language you hear on the buses and tubes. Although the US is supposed to be one big melting pot, it's very segregated so you often don't bump into "different" people.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-86423621213145449102011-09-28T09:27:33.098-07:002011-09-28T09:27:33.098-07:00I have been away for almost 24 years. I love where...I have been away for almost 24 years. I love where I live in Jerusalem but also yearn for the England I left behind. I think the truth is htat the England I left behind doesn't excist anymore.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-69868262351700652212011-09-28T08:40:19.376-07:002011-09-28T08:40:19.376-07:00PS didn't mean that diversity is a problem - t...PS didn't mean that diversity is a problem - that sounds terrible! Is a good thing, but obesity and expensive living are not.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-36451198478221569252011-09-28T08:38:54.096-07:002011-09-28T08:38:54.096-07:00Well, I probably won't be struck by obesity, d...Well, I probably won't be struck by obesity, diversity or high cost of living when I go back as all of these are present in New York (although actually, there aren't many obese people in this area - they tend to be gym bunnies). But I agree, these are problems for the UK. Very interested to read your take after a few years away. I know many expats struggled after years in Hong Kong having had maids/cheap childcare/nice house provided, then returned to England to a much lower standard of living.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-87132063910172924982011-09-28T05:05:03.939-07:002011-09-28T05:05:03.939-07:00yes, ditto. Albania is said to be 70% Muslim yet n...yes, ditto. Albania is said to be 70% Muslim yet no one wears the veil, very few of the women cover up at all. I guess it's that thing you mentioned in yr post that when a person is away from their country they identify more strongly with it & so wear the veil, when they might not do so when in their own country.<br />The diversity is amazing. In fact one of the checkout girls in Lidl is an Albanian! It made my day:o)Paradise Lost In Translationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507703496080523959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539171311271334164.post-43219473650517218672011-09-28T04:48:56.903-07:002011-09-28T04:48:56.903-07:00It took me ages to adjust to being back. The diver...It took me ages to adjust to being back. The diversity in the UK is amazing - but I found it so strange to see so many women wearing the veil when I'd been living in a Muslim country and barely seen it at all.Dorset Dispatcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457466586411004146noreply@blogger.com